Tornado and Hurricane Roof Tie
OwnerAnthony D Collieinventor
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Abstract
Abstract of the Disclosure A building roof tie for attaching roof trusses and rafters to wood top plates in building structures, such roof tie having a sheet metal body with risers and a bridge for overlapping a rafter and flaps for wrapping on the sides of the top plate. Generally triangular shaped reinforcing wings provide strength and stability, allowing the roof tie to be manufactured from different weights of steel. The roof ties are pitched to conform to a variety of framing applications. A plurality of apertures is formed in the roof tie to provide openings for fasteners for connecting the tie to the wood top plate and rafter.
Claims30
A roof tie for connecting wood members in building structures, comprising:
- a. a first connector adapted for attaching such roof tie to a first roofing member, comprising:
- (1) a first substantially horizontal member having a forward edge, a rear edge, an inside edge, and an outside edge;
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- (2) a pair of flaps extending downwardly at right angles from such forward edge and such rear edge of such first horizontal member;
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- b. a second connector adapted for attaching such roof tie to a second roofing member, comprising:
- (1) a first riser extending substantially vertical at a right angle from such inside edge of such first horizontal member;
- (2) a second riser substantially parallel to such first riser;
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- (3) a bridge connecting the top of such first and second riser.
A roof tie for connecting wood members in building structures, comprising:
- a. a first connector adapted for attaching such roof tie to a first roofing member, comprising:
- (1) a first substantially horizontal member having a forward edge, a rear edge, an inside edge, and an outside edge;
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- (2) a pair of flaps extending downwardly at right angles from such forward edge and such rear edge of such first horizontal member;
- b. a second connector adapted for attaching such roof tie to a second roofing member, comprising:
- (1) a first riser extending substantially vertical at a right angle from such inside edge of such first horizontal member;
- (2) a second riser substantially parallel to such first riser, wherein
- i. such second riser is shorter than such first riser;
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- (3) a bridge connecting the top of such first and second riser;
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- c. a third connector adapted for attaching such roof tie to such first roofing member, comprising:
- (1) a second substantially horizontal member having a forward edge, a rear edge, an inside edge, and an outside edge;
- (2) a pair of flaps extending downwardly at right angles from such forward edge and such rear edge of such second horizontal member;
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- (3) a wall extending substantially vertical at a right angle to such inside edge of such second horizontal member, enabling such second riser to partly overlap such wall;
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- d. such second riser being pierced by at least one aperture and such wall being pierced by at least one slot for inserting a fastener therethrough, such that such at least one aperture on such second riser can align with such at least one slot on such wall when such second riser overlaps such wall.
A roof tie for connecting wood members in building structures, comprising:
- a. a first connector adapted for attaching such roof tie to a first roofing member, comprising:
- (1) a first substantially horizontal member having a forward edge, a rear edge, an inside edge, and an outside edge;
- (2) a pair of flaps extending downwardly at right angles from such forward edge and such rear edge of such first horizontal member;
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- (3) a first riser extending substantially vertical at a right angle from such inside edge of such first horizontal member adapted for attaching such first riser to a second roofing member;
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- b. a second connector adapted for attaching such roof tie to such first roofing member, comprising:
- (1) a second substantially horizontal member having a forward edge, a rear edge, an inside edge, and an outside edge;
- (2) a pair of flaps extending downwardly at right angles from such forward edge and such rear edge of such second horizontal member;
- (3) a second riser extending substantially vertical at a right angle from such inside edge of such second horizontal member adapted for attaching such second riser to such second roofing member;
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- (4) a cradle wall extending upwardly at a right angle from such outside edge of such second horizontal member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.